Integrated Technology in Grade X

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Three academic goals at XYZ School are to improve student learning, reduce achievement gaps and build public confidence in Catholic education. We try to achieve these three goals in a variety of ways. One area of education that has grown in importance over the years is integrated technology.

During the month of October the staff and students at XYZ will focus on integrated technology. It is our hope to improve technology skills and use by teachers and students. As a staff, we are reading Resistance is Futile by Marlene McIntosh. This is a powerful article for everyone concerned about the use of technology to support teaching and learning in the classroom. This article is available on the school board website at

http://www.pvnccdsb.on.ca/en/students/resources/ResistanceIsFutile.pdf

Our class will be using integrated technology to complete a project on:

The software we will be using is:

Our additional class support will be provided by:

The success criteria for the project will be:

This project will be completed during the first week of November. The project will be returned to students and their families with the Progress Report on November 16, 2010.

Thank you for your continued support of Catholic education.

Sincerely,


Classroom Teacher